EUROPEAN LAYOFFS More chemical firms announce workforce reductions.
SLOWDOWN HITS ASIA Chemical companies' customers exporting to U.S. are hit hard.
TAMING DRUG RESISTANCE
Small-molecule agent points the way to two-pronged attack on bacteria.
ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS
Color properties of organic electroluminescent materials can be finely tuned.
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COMBICHEM
As combinatorial chemistry techniques for drug discovery become more sophisticated, materials researchers are increasingly embracing the methodology.